The 2018–19 season is Coventry City's 135th season in their existence, and the club's first season back in League One following promotion from League Two at the end of the 2017–18 season. Along with competing in League One, the club will also compete in the FA Cup, EFL Cup and EFL Trophy.
The season covers the period from 1 July 2018 to 30 June 2019.
Competitions
Preseason friendlies The Sky Blues will face Sutton United, Everton U23s, Aston Villa U23s, Stevenage, Derby County and West Bromwich Albion, in memory of Cyrille Regis as part of their pre-season preparations.
League One
League table
Results summary
Results by matchday
Matches On 21 June 2018, the League One fixtures for the forthcoming season were announced.
FA Cup
The first round draw was made live on BBC by former Coventry players Dennis Wise and Dion Dublin on 22 October.
EFL Cup
On 15 June 2018, the draw for the first round was made in Vietnam.
EFL Trophy
On 13 July 2018, the initial group stage draw bar the U21 invited clubs was announced.
Squad information
Squad details No. Name Position Nationality Place of birth Date of birth (age) * Club apps * Club goals * Signed from Date signed Fee Contract end Goalkeepers 1 Lee BurgeGKHereford1190Academy1 June 2010Trainee30 June 2019 13 Liam O'BrienGKRuislip110Portsmouth1 July 2017Free30 June 2019 33 Corey AddaiGKHackney00Academy1 June 2014Trainee30 June 2019 Defenders 2 Jack GrimmerRBAberdeen533Fulham5 July 2017Free30 June 2019 3 Brandon MasonLBWestminster00Watford6 July 2018Free30 June 2020 4 Jordan WillisCBCoventry1697Academy1 June 2011Trainee30 June 2019 5 Tom DaviesCBWarrington250Portsmouth31 August 2017Undisclosed30 June 2019 12 Junior BrownLBCrewe00Shrewsbury Town1 July 2018Free30 June 2020 15 Dominic HyamCBLeuchars220Reading1 July 2017Free30 June 2020 17 Dujon SterlingRBIslington00Chelsea1 July 2018Loan30 June 2019 27 Jordon ThompsonDFCoventry10Academy1 July 2016Trainee30 June 2021 34 Chris CamwellLBNuneaton20Academy1 July 2016Trainee30 June 2021 36 Reece FordDF Coventry00Academy1 July 2016Trainee30 June 2020 37 Morgan WilliamsCBDerby00Mickleover Sports2 July 2018Undisclosed30 June 2020 39 Lewis GreenDF 00Academy14 August 2016Trainee30 June 2019 41 Sam McCallumLBCanterbury00V9 Academy9 August 2018Free30 June 2022 Declan DrysdaleCBBirkenhead00Tranmere Rovers4 January 2019Compensation30 June 2021 Midfielders 6 Liam KellyDMMilton Keynes381Leyton Orient1 July 2017Free30 June 2021 7 Jodi JonesRWBow737Dagenham & Redbridge10 May 2016Undisclosed30 June 2020 8 David MeylerCMCork00Reading31 January 2019Loan30 June 2019 20 Tom BaylissCMLeicester326Academy1 July 2016Trainee30 June 2022 22 Tony AndreuAMCagnes-sur-Mer61Norwich City10 Aug 2017Free30 June 2019 23 Luke ThomasRWSoudley00Derby County16 August 2018Loan30 June 2019 25 Zain WestbrookeCMChertsey00Brentford10 May 2018Free30 June 2020 26 Jordan ShipleyCMCoventry426Academy1 July 2016Trainee30 June 2020 28 Callum MaycockCMBirmingham120Academy1 July 2016Trainee30 June 2020 29 Jak HickmanMFSandwell00Academy1 July 2016Trainee30 June 2021 30 Bouwe BosmaDMLiverpool00Lewes1 July 2018Undisclosed30 June 2020 32 Dexter WaltersLWBirmingham00Tamworth3 August 2018Undisclosed30 June 2020 38 Josh EcclesMFCoventry00Academy14 August 2016Trainee30 June 2021 40 Billy StedmanMFSwindon00Academy14 August 2016Trainee30 June 2019 44 Charlie WakefieldRWWorthing00Chelsea31 January 2019Free30 June 2020 50 Jack BurroughsMFCoventry00Academy7 August 2017Trainee30 June 2019 Forwards 9 Maxime BiamouCFCréteil499Sutton United1 July 2017Undisclosed30 June 2021 10 Conor ChaplinFWWorthing00Portsmouth30 August 2018Free30 June 2021 11 Jordy HiwulaFWManchester00Huddersfield Town2 August 2018Undisclosed30 June 2020 14 Reise AllassaniFWLondon00Dulwich Hamlet1 July 2018Undisclosed30 June 2020 19 Jordan PonticelliCFCoventry266Strachan Football Foundation26 July 2016Free30 June 2022 21 Amadou BakayokoCFFreetown00Walsall7 August 2018Undisclosed30 June 2020 24 Bright EnobakhareFWBenin City00Wolverhampton Wanderers8 January 2019Loan30 June 2019 43 David BremangCFHammersmith 00Conquest Academy11 September 2018Free30 June 2020 46 Jonny NganduFWRedbridge 00Academy7 August 2017Trainee30 June 2019 Stuart BeavonCFReading353Burton Albion1 January 2017Free30 June 2019 Left before the end of the season 8 Michael DoyleCMDublin35628Portsmouth1 July 2017Free30 June 2019 16 Abu OgogoCMEpsom00Shrewsbury Town1 July 2018Free30 June 2021 18 Jonson Clarke-HarrisCFLeicester224Rotherham United1 July 2018Free30 June 2020 31 David StockdaleGKLeeds00Birmingham City8 February 2019Loan22 February 2019 31 Peter VincentiRMSaint Peter293Rochdale1 July 2017Free30 June 2019 35 Kyle FinnLMWarwick10Academy1 July 2016Trainee30 June 2020 * Player age and appearances/goals for the club as of beginning of 2018–19 season.
Appearances Correct as of match played on 4 May 2019 No.Nat.PlayerPos.League OneFA CupEFL CupEFL TrophyTotal 1 Lee Burge GK 40 1 41 2 Jack Grimmer DF 8+3 1 1 13 3 Brandon Mason DF 25 1 2 28 4 Jordan Willis DF 36+2 1 39 5 Tom Davies DF 19+4 1 1 25 6 Liam Kelly MF 25+5 2 32 7 Jodi Jones MF 0+8 0+1 1 10 8 David Meyler MF 2+3 5 9 Maxime Biamou FW 2+2 1 5 10 Conor Chaplin FW 22+9 0+1 32 11 Jordy Hiwula FW 35+4 1 1 2 43 12 Junior Brown DF 17+5 1 23 13 Liam O'Brien GK 4 1 3 8 14 Reise Allassani FW 0+5 1 6 15 Dominic Hyam DF 37+1 1 1 1 41 17 Dujon Sterling DF 37+1 1 1 40 19 Jordan Ponticelli FW 0+5 0+1 6 20 Tom Bayliss MF 37+1 0+1 1 1 41 21 Amadou Bakayoko FW 18+13 1 3 35 22 Tony Andreu MF 6+4 2 12 23 Luke Thomas MF 41+2 1 44 24 Bright Enobakhare FW 18 18 25 Zain Westbrooke MF 3+4 0+1 8 26 Jordan Shipley MF 22+11 1 0+1 1 36 27 Jordon Thompson DF 1+3 1 3 8 28 Callum Maycock MF 29 Jak Hickman MF 1+1 2 30 Bouwe Bosma MF 32 Dexter Walters MF 0+1 1 33 Corey Addai GK 34 Chris Camwell DF 1+1 2 36 Reece Ford DF 37 Morgan Williams DF 1 2+1 4 38 Josh Eccles MF 1 1 39 Lewis Green DF 40 Billy Stedman MF 0+1 1 41 Sam McCallum DF 3+4 0+1 8 43 David Bremang FW 44 Charlie Wakefield MF 0+8 8 46 Jonny Ngandu FW 1 1 50 Jack Burroughs MF 0+2 2 Stuart Beavon FW Declan Drysdale DF Left before the end of the season 8 Michael Doyle MF 21+2 1 24 16 Abu Ogogo MF 7+4 1 1 2 15 18 Jonson Clarke-Harris FW 18+9 1 0+1 29 31 David Stockdale GK 2 2 31 Peter Vincenti MF 35 Kyle Finn MF
Goalscorers Correct as of match played on 4 May 2019 No.Nat.PlayerPos.League OneFA CupEFL CupEFL TrophyTotal 11 Jordy Hiwula FW 12 0 0 1 13 10 Conor Chaplin FW 8 0 0 0 8 21 Amadou Bakayoko FW 7 0 0 0 7 18 Jonson Clarke-Harris FW 5 1 0 0 6 24 Bright Enobakhare FW 6 0 0 0 6 23 Luke Thomas MF 4 1 0 0 5 20 Tom Bayliss MF 3 0 0 0 3 26 Jordan Shipley MF 3 0 0 0 3 4 Jordan Willis DF 1 0 0 0 1 7 Jodi Jones MF 1 0 0 0 1 8 Michael Doyle MF 1 0 0 0 1 15 Dominic Hyam DF 1 0 0 0 1 22 Tony Andreu MF 1 0 0 0 1Own Goals 1 0 0 0 1Totals 54 2 0 1 57
Assists Correct as of match played on 4 May 2019 No.Nat.PlayerPos.League OneFA CupEFL CupEFL TrophyTotal 23 Luke Thomas MF 5 0 0 0 5 11 Jordy Hiwula FW 4 0 0 0 4 17 Dujon Sterling DF 4 0 0 0 4 21 Amadou Bakayoko FW 4 0 0 0 4 10 Conor Chaplin FW 3 0 0 0 3 20 Tom Bayliss MF 3 0 0 0 3 24 Bright Enobakhare FW 3 0 0 0 3 6 Liam Kelly MF 2 0 0 0 2 12 Junior Brown DF 2 0 0 0 2 1 Lee Burge GK 1 0 0 0 1 3 Brandon Mason DF 1 0 0 0 1 8 Michael Doyle MF 1 0 0 0 1 22 Tony Andreu MF 0 0 0 1 1Totals 33 0 0 1 34
Yellow cards Correct as of match played on 4 May 2019 No.Nat.PlayerPos.League OneFA CupEFL CupEFL TrophyTotal 23 Luke Thomas MF 7 1 0 0 8 20 Tom Bayliss MF 5 0 0 0 5 6 Liam Kelly MF 3 0 0 1 4 10 Conor Chaplin FW 4 0 0 0 4 16 Abu Ogogo MF 3 0 0 1 4 17 Dujon Sterling DF 4 0 0 0 4 1 Lee Burge GK 3 0 0 0 3 3 Brandon Mason DF 2 1 0 0 3 5 Tom Davies DF 3 0 0 0 3 21 Amadou Bakayoko FW 3 0 0 0 3 26 Jordan Shipley MF 2 1 0 0 3 8 Michael Doyle MF 2 0 0 0 2 15 Dominic Hyam DF 2 0 0 0 2 18 Jonson Clarke-Harris FW 2 0 0 0 2 37 Morgan Williams DF 1 0 0 1 2 7 Jodi Jones MF 1 0 0 0 1 11 Jordy Hiwula FW 1 0 0 0 1 12 Junior Brown DF 1 0 0 0 1 22 Tony Andreu MF 1 0 0 0 1 24 Bright Enobakhare FW 1 0 0 0 1 27 Jordon Thompson DF 0 0 0 1 1 38 Josh Eccles MF 0 0 0 1 1Totals 51 3 0 5 59
Red cards Correct as of match played on 4 May 2019 No.Nat.PlayerPos.League OneFA CupEFL CupEFL TrophyTotal 24 Bright Enobakhare FW 1 0 0 0 1Totals 1 0 0 0 1
Captains Correct as of match played on 4 May 2019 No.Nat.PlayerPos.League OneFA CupEFL CupEFL TrophyTotal 6 Liam Kelly MF 23 0 0 0 23 8 Michael Doyle MF 21 1 0 0 22 8 David Meyler MF 2 0 0 0 2 16 Abu Ogogo MF 0 0 0 2 2 5 Tom Davies DF 0 0 1 0 1 37 Morgan Williams DF 0 0 0 1 1Totals 46 1 1 3 51
Suspensions served No.Nat.PlayerPos.Date suspendedReasonMatches missed 24 Bright Enobakhare FW 8 March 2019 1 red card Fleetwood Town (H)
Monthly & weekly awards No.Nat.PlayerPos.DateAwardRef 1 Lee Burge GK 17 September 2018 EFL Team of the Week 1 Lee Burge GK 1 October 2018 EFL Team of the Week 17 Dujon Sterling DF 15 October 2018 EFL Team of the Week 20 Tom Bayliss MF 25 October 2018 EFL Team of the Week Mark Robins 9 November 2018 EFL League One Manager of the Month 24 Bright Enobakhare FW 15 April 2019 EFL Team of the Week
End-of-season awards No.Nat.PlayerPos.DateAwardRef 11 Jordy Hiwula FW 5 May 2019 CCFC Top Goalscorer 15 Dominic Hyam DF 5 May 2019 CCFC Player of the Season 24 Bright Enobakhare FW 5 May 2019 CCFC Young Player of the Season 15 Dominic Hyam DF 5 May 2019 CCFC Players' Player of the Season 41 Sam McCallum DF 5 May 2019 CCFC Development Player of the Season 11 Jordy Hiwula FW 5 May 2019 CCFC Goal of the Season 2 Jack Grimmer DF 5 May 2019 CCFC Community Player of the Season David Busst 5 May 2019 CCFC Michelle Ridley Award Steve Ogrizovic 5 May 2019 CCFC Lifetime Achievement
Transfers
Transfers in Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref. 1 July 2018 FW Reise Allassani Dulwich Hamlet Undisclosed 1 July 2018 DM Bouwe Bosma Lewes Undisclosed 1 July 2018 LB Junior Brown Shrewsbury Town Free transfer 1 July 2018 CF Jonson Clarke-Harris Rotherham United Free transfer 1 July 2018 CM Abu Ogogo Shrewsbury Town Free transfer 2 July 2018 CB Morgan Williams Mickleover Sports Undisclosed 6 July 2018 LB Brandon Mason Watford Free transfer 2 August 2018 FW Jordy Hiwula Huddersfield Town Undisclosed 3 August 2018 LW Dexter Walters Tamworth Undisclosed 7 August 2018 CF Amadou Bakayoko Walsall Undisclosed 9 August 2018 LB Sam McCallum Herne Bay Free transfer 11 September 2018 CF David Bremang Conquest Academy Free transfer 4 January 2019 FW Conor Chaplin Portsmouth Undisclosed 4 January 2019 CB Declan Drysdale Tranmere Rovers Compensation 31 January 2019 RW Charlie Wakefield Chelsea Free transfer
Transfers out Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref. 1 July 2018 LB Ryan Haynes Shrewsbury Town Undisclosed 1 July 2018 LM Devon Kelly-Evans Nuneaton Town Released 1 July 2018 RB Dion Kelly-Evans Kettering Town Released 1 July 2018 LW Kyel Reid Chesterfield Released 1 July 2018 AM Bilal Sayoud Enfield Town Released 6 July 2018 CF Marc McNulty Reading Undisclosed 16 July 2018 LB Chris Stokes Bury Free transfer 2 August 2018 CB Rod McDonald AFC Wimbledon Undisclosed 9 August 2018 RM Peter Vincenti Macclesfield Town Free transfer 7 January 2019 LM Kyle Finn Hereford Undisclosed 31 January 2019 CM Michael Doyle Notts County Free transfer 31 January 2019 CM Abu Ogogo Bristol Rovers Free transfer 1 February 2019 CF Jonson Clarke-Harris Bristol Rovers Undisclosed
Loans in Date from Position Nationality Name From Date until Ref. 1 July 2018 RB Dujon Sterling Chelsea 31 May 2019 16 August 2018 RW Luke Thomas Derby County 31 May 2019 30 August 2018 FW Conor Chaplin Portsmouth 4 January 2019 8 January 2019 FW Bright Enobakhare Wolverhampton Wanderers 31 May 2019 31 January 2019 CM David Meyler Reading 31 May 2019 8 February 2019 GK David Stockdale Birmingham City 22 February 2019
Loans out